Photo 172590714, (c) Susan J. Hewitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan J. Hewitt

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What

Elliptical Sportella (Basterotia elliptica)

Observer

susanhewitt

Date

December 15, 2021 03:58 PM EST

Description

A valve of this species in really good condition. Great!

Dr. José Leal will be very happy to make a photograph of this valve in order to replace the image of the chipped valve that is currently up as part of the Shell Guide on the museum website.

This is only the 3rd valve of this species ever found on Sanibel and Captiva, and all three valves were found by me on Turner Beach, one in December 2017 and two in December 2021.

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